Creating the initial drawing: Page setup

- [Instructor] So we've gone to great lengths…to design our part.…Now, we need to go through and define the part.…We're going to define the part in a drawing.…So the first thing we're going to do is…we're going to make sure we have our part open,…and this is going to be the same for an assembly.…If we're going to detail out the assembly,…you have the assembly open.…If you're going to detail out the part, you have the part open.…Now that I have my part open,…all I have to do is go into Start,…Mechanical Design, and under Mechanical Design,…you have Drafting.…

As soon as I select Drafting,…I'm going to get this new drawing creation wizard.…What this wizard is asking is…do I want an empty sheet?…Do I want all views?…Front, bottom, and right?…Or front, top, and left?…It's going to tell you global scale,…the paper size, the format, and standard that's being used.…Now, at this point, I'm just going to simply leave it as…an empty sheet, and I'm going to come back…and add the views in that I want.…

So, I'm just going to select okay.…

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8/10/2017

CATIA v5 is a powerful 3D software that can be used to design some of the biggest products the world manufactures: planes, boats, submarines, and automobiles. As we entrust our lives to these products, it's paramount that they're designed carefully and intelligently. In this course, learn how get started with this leading CAD package, so that you can start creating your own designs. Instructor Steven Marjieh begins by familiarizing you with the CATIA v5 user interface, and then takes you through sketching, part modeling and design, drafting, and product creation.